Freedom of Expression

and Censorship
Censorship and Freedom of
Expression in the Age of
Facebook
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“Benjamin F. Jackson is an Associate at Cohen

Milstein and a member of the firm’s Securities
Litigation & Investor Protection practice, where
he represents institutional and individual
shareholders in derivative lawsuits and
securities class actions.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Mr. Jackson was
a litigation associate at a highly
regarded national defense firm, where he
focused on securities, antitrust, white collar
investigations, and intellectual property
litigation.
Summary
Social network websites present us with a strange juxtaposition: on the one
hand, social network websites are incomparably open and tolerant venues for
expression of all kinds, and on the other hand, they are essentially Constitution-
free zones where the threat of censorship, both overt and subtle, looms large.
Even if other actors such as state courts, state legislatures, or Congress are
willing to step in to protect users of social network websites, the censorship
anticipated by this article may nonetheless jeopardize the future of online
speech. As speech in our streets, on our sidewalks, and within our parks
increasingly becomes eclipsed in importance by that on social network websites,
one cannot help but be troubled by the lack of constitutional protections that
communications on social network websites may face as a consequence of the
state action doctrine. But if courts are willing to take a fresh perspective on the
public function exception to the state action doctrine in light of the strong
arguments for extending First Amendment protections to communications on
social network websites, perhaps the fears expressed in this article can be
converted into brighter hopes for the future of online speech.
What lesson have you
learned?

The lesson that we learned on this article is we have a freedom to

speech by using a platform of Facebook. We are free to express
our feelings but also we have a limits by using this platform.
Because based on the article social network websites is troubling
because it is unclear whether and also its provides any
protections for communications on social network websites.
Privately owned spaces, like these websites, This article that have
protections to communications on social network websites due to
the importance these websites have assumed as forums for
speech and public discourse. So that social network websites have
become an important tool for political campaigning, mobilizing
protests, political expression, and debate.
 What suggestions can you offer?
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Everyone has the right to Avoid to express any
freedom of expression. This
right shall include freedom
opinion that offends,
threatens, or insults groups,
What you
to hold opinions and to
receive
information
and
and
impart
ideas
based on race, color,
religion, national
orientation, or disability
see is not
without interference by
public authority
regardless of frontiers.
and
(hate speech) especially in
using Facebook. always the
4 5 truth 6
You have There is Anything
the liberty no unlike you say
to button in will get